Modern Die Cut And No-Die-Cut Press Sheets

I'm setting up this topic to list the pertinent information on the technical details of the Postal Service Press Sheet program.

Feel free to add your thoughts and observations.

Please inform me of any typos or other errors that you find.

Most of the information that I have listed is taken from the Postal Bulletin. Some of it may be from the actual press sheets.

Jill

$1.20 Global Moon Stamp

I've just received word that the $1.20 Global Moon stamp will go on sale February 22nd.

More details to follow.

Thanks to Peter for catching my typo on the price. It's been corrected

I believe the Global Moon stamp will be $1.20. I use quite a lot of these and I do not believe that the Postal Service is going to be cheaper mailing overseas!

Peter

Quilled Paper Heart

586306, Press Sheet with Die-Cut, $98.00 (print quantity 250).
586308, Press Sheet without Die-Cut, $98.00 (print quantity 500).

First-Class Mail Forever, Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series: Love
Issue Date & City: January 12, 2016, Dallas, TX 75260

Paper Type: Phosphor Tagged, Block
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Cool Gray 8
Stamp Orientation: Vertical

Press Sheets Size (w x h): 11.27 x 27.13 in./286.26 x 688.98 mm
Plate Size: 200 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers: "S" followed by five (5) single digits, Plate numbers in all four corners of the pane.

This issue is still on sale at Philatelic Fulfillment Services.

La Cueva Del Indio Priority Mail Stamp

119106, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $387.00 (print quantity 300).
119108, Press Sheet without Die-cut, $387.00 (print quantity 500).

Denomination & Type of Issue: $6.45 Priority Mail
Format: Pane of 10 (1 design)

Issue Date & City: January 17, 2016, Washington, DC 20066

Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag applied
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal

Press Sheet Size (w x h): 8.24 x 21.36 in./209.30 x 542.54 mm
Plate Size: 180 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers: "P" followed by four (4) single digits. Plate numbers in upper left and lower right corners of the pane.

The no-die-cut pane sold out at Philatelic Fulfillment Services on January 25, 2016

Note: The actual size of the press sheet is 18 panes, 6 wide x 3 high
The sold out mini press sheet is 6 panes, 2 wide x 3 high.

Just like the USS Arizona Express Mail stamp last year, the "press sheet" that the USPS is selling of the Columbia River Gorge "EXPRESS" Mail stamp is actually a mini-press sheet. According to the sheet diagram on the reverse of each pane, there are 15 panes in a real press sheet. However, the USPS has decided to cut the press sheets down. If I remember correctly the publicity information for the Arizona sheet actually mentioned it was a mini-press sheet.

Columbia River Gorge Express Mail Stamp

119306, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $688.50 (print quantity 100).
119308, Press Sheet without Die-cut, $688.50 (print quantity 250).

Denomination & Type of Issue: $22.95 Priority Mail Express Price
Format: Pane of 10 (1 design)

Issue Date & City: January 17, 2016, Washington, DC 20066

Paper Type: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal

Press Sheets Size (w x h): 4.12 x 21.36 in./104.65 x 542.54 mm
Plate Size: 150 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers: "B" followed by four (4) single digits
Plate numbers in the upper left and lower right corners of the pane.

The no-die-cut pane sold out at Philatelic Fulfillment Services on January 21, 2016

Note: The actual size of the press sheet is 15 panes, 5 wide x 3 high
The sold out mini press sheet is 3 panes, 1 wide x 3 high.

Botanical Art Double-sided Booklet of 20

680606, Press Sheet with Die-Cut, $78.40, (print quantity 300).
680608, Press Sheet without Die-Cut, $78.40, (print quantity 350).

Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Double-sided Booklet of 20 (10 designs)

Issue Date & City: January 29, 2016, Atlanta, GA 30303

Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III Block Tag applied
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Stamp Orientation: Vertical

Press Sheet Size (w x h): 23.04 x 4.76 in./585.22 x 120.90 mm
Plate Size: 880 stamps per revolution (Amount listed in Postal Bulletin may be wrong)

Plate Numbers: "P" followed by four (4) single digits on the 8 stamp side of the booklet.

The no-die-cut press sheet sold out at Philatelic Fulfillment Services on January 7, 2016

Note: The actual size of the press sheet (might be) 40 panes, 4 wide x 10 high
The actual size of the press sheet is only a guess and may not be correct.
The sold out mini press sheet is 8 double-sided booklets, 4 wide x 2 high.

Richard Allen

473506, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $58.80 (print quantity 200).
473508, Press Sheet without Die-cut, $58.80 (print quantity 250).


Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series: Black Heritage

Issue Date & City: February 2, 2016, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag applied.
Colors: PMS 556C Green, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Vertical

Press Sheet Size (w x h): 12.00 x 25.75 in./304.80 x 654.05 mm
Plate Size: 240 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers: "P" followed by five(5) single digits in the left and right bottom corners.

The no-die-cut press sheet sold out at Philatelic Fulfillment Services on January 22, 2016

Note: The actual size of the press sheet is 12 panes, (probably) 4 wide x 3 high
The sold out mini press sheet is 6 panes, 2 wide x 3 high.

Chinese New Year - Year of the Monkey

586506, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $35.28, (print quantity 500).
586508, Press Sheet without Die-cut, $35.28 (print quantity 1,000).

First-Class Mail Forever, Pane of 12 (1 design)
Series: Celebrating Lunar New Year
Issue Date & City: February 5, 2016, Jamaica, NY, 11439

Paper Type: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tag
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal

Press Sheets Size (w x h): 21.97 x 11.97 in./ 558.04 x 303.91 mm
Plate Size: 144 stamps per revolution

This issue is still on sale at Philatelic Fulfillment Services.

Note: The actual size of the press sheet is 12 panes, 3 wide x 4 high.
The mini press sheet on sale is 6 panes, 3 wide x 2 high.

Called today to see if the Moon global forever press sheets were available for preorder. The answer is YES for sheets with die-cuts and NO for sheets without die-cuts. Price per sheet is $120 so I would assume 10 panes per press sheet. Is it possible that the no-die-cut sheets are already sold out via subscriptions?

JLLebbert,
I called today also and was told that items are being added during the day.
The clerk suggested that I try again in about 3 hours.
I suspect that the no-die-cut press sheets will be available before they close tonight at 8 p.m.

JillA: Thanks for the info. Will try again later in the PM.
Added: Tried again shortly after 7PM with no success. Will table this until Wednesday & hope for better luck.

JLLebbert,

As of 7:35 pm this evening, the no-die-cut Moon press sheet was still coming up as invalid in Kansas City.

I can only believe that the no die cut will be sold out before we get a chance at it..

Doug

If no die cut sheets are "sold out" before they go on sale to the public, I think I'd complain to my Senators and Representative about that. The only stamp I've been interested in lately was the USCG stamp, and I got two no die press sheets, the first one ordered before release, and the second one after release. Not as much demand for those relative to supply apparently. But if someone has access to purchase them prior to them being available to the public, that does not sound right.